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# [Building a Furuta Pendulum - Part 3: Hardware, CAD, Cost, and Diagnostics](https://vishwaksen.hashnode.dev/building-a-furuta-pendulum-part-3?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

In Part 2, I wrote about the physics model and why we started with linear PD control. This post moves from equations to the physical setup: the parts we bought, the mechanical design, the constraints,

May 30 · 16 min read · vishwaksen.hashnode.dev  
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